



Ben Taggart
Acting1889New York City, New York, USA

Biography
Ben Taggart was an American stage and screen actor, his film career spanning the years 1915 to 1945.
Known For

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Pompous Man (uncredited)

The Thin Man
Police Captain (uncredited)

Horse Feathers
Police Officer (uncredited)

Monkey Business
Capt. Corcoran (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
Conductor (uncredited)

San Francisco
Cop (uncredited)

The Spoilers
Banker (uncredited)

The Fighting Seabees
Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited)
Acting History
1944
One Mysterious Night
as Traffic Cop (Uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
as Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited)
Cowboy Canteen
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1943
No Time for Love
as City General Manager (uncredited)
So This Is Washington
as Senator Vickers (uncredited)
Something to Shout About
as Train Conductor
Mission to Moscow
as Guest at Davies' Speech (uncredited)
1942
Alias Boston Blackie
as Warden
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Cop (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Spoilers
as Banker (uncredited)
Escape from Crime
as Warden Kirby
The Remarkable Andrew
as Bailiff
Don Winslow of the Navy
as John Blake
Overland Mail
as Lamont [Chs. 7-8]
The Man Who Returned to Life
as Horace Turner
1941
Harmon of Michigan
as Mr. Davis
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Train Conductor
The Face Behind the Mask
as Burn Treatment Doctor (uncredited)
Man-Made Monster
as Detective Sergeant Regan
Three Girls About Town
as Doorman
Hard Guy
as Ben Sherwood
The Miracle Kid
as J. Hamilton Gibbs
The Medico of Painted Springs
as John Richards
1940
Double Alibi
as Policeman
Before I Hang
as Warden Thompson
Nobody's Children
as Mr. Millar
The Durango Kid
as Flynn (uncredited)
Junior G-Men
as Severn
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as General Lupi (uncredited)
Junior G-Men
as Severn
The Ghost Comes Home
as Tim Leary (uncredited)
Babies for Sale
as Police Sgt. Mike Burke
Mystery Sea Raider
as Cop
The Green Hornet
as Phil Bartlett
The Wildcat of Tucson
as Judge John Barlow
1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Policeman
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Pompous Man (uncredited)
King of Chinatown
as Henchman (uncredited)
The Saint Strikes Back
as New York Detective Vance (Uncredited)
Daredevils of the Red Circle
as Dixon
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Policeman
Rattling Romeo
as J. Banning Buttle
I Stole a Million
as Police Guard at Hospital (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
as Detective
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Postal Inspector
The Big Guy
as Owner of Station (uncredited)
1938
A Criminal Is Born
as First Shooting Victim
Wives Under Suspicion
as Fred - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
as Apartment Doorman
The Chaser
as Policeman Reading Law to Motorman
The Overland Express
as Postal Agent Adams
The Jury's Secret
as Jenkins
Topper Takes a Trip
as Policeman in Bank (uncredited)
1937
Souls at Sea
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Youth on Parole
as Convict (uncredited)
The Women Men Marry
as Lieutenant Haggerty (uncredited)
Michael O'Halloran
as Officer Reardon (uncredited)
1936
Crime Does Not Pay No. 8: The Public Pays
as Chief's Assistant (uncredited)
Neighborhood House
as Cop
The Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Rancher
The Perfect Set-Up
as Police Detective (uncredited)
San Francisco
as Cop (uncredited)
Florida Special
as Trainmaster (uncredited)
1935
Slightly Static
as Mr. Sidney, Manager of Radio Station (uncredited)
Carnival
as Policeman
Stolen Harmony
as Sergeant / Cop at Motel (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
as Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Men Without Names
as Kansas City Police Chief
Unknown Woman
as Shanley
1934
The Thin Man
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Shoot the Works
as Detective
Among the Missing
as Officer Flannagan
The Notorious Sophie Lang
as Capt. Thomson
1933
The Mayor of Hell
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Hold Your Man
as Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)
From Headquarters
as Third-Degree Detective (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House
as Cabinet Member (uncredited)
Fast Workers
as Millie's Dance Partner (Uncredited)
1932
Horse Feathers
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Under Eighteen
as Detective French (uncredited)
Faithless
as Officer Clancy
Afraid to Talk
as Detective Burke (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Strangers in Love
as Crenshaw
Central Park
as Policeman Mike (uncredited)
Amateur Daddy
as Deputy Sheriff
1931
Newly Rich
as Mr. Black (uncredited)
Silence
as Alderman Conners
Monkey Business
as Capt. Corcoran (uncredited)
I'll Say She Is
as Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent
The House That Shadows Built
as Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent
1920
The Hidden Light
as Victor Bailey
1919
Oh Boy!
as Charles Hartley
1917
She
as Leo Vincey
1915